Lady Dame Honor Harrington--starship captain, admiral, Steadholder, and
Duchess--has spent decades defending the Star Kingdom of Manticore
against all comers. Along the way, she has become the legend known as
"the Salamander" from her habit of always being where the fire is
hottest...and also from being a national bestseller (Ashes of
Victory).
But it's a big universe, and Honor's actions affect a lot of lives, not
all of them human. And their actions affect her--a lesson "Ms.
Midshipwoman Harrington" learns years before rising to command rank,
when a desperate battle against "pirates" who aren't quite what they
seem begins her brilliant career. Closer to home, in "Changer of Worlds"
a secret that the alien treecats have kept from their human friends for
hundreds of years is about to come out...and completely change the
relationship between the two species forever.
Meanwhile, Eric Flint weighs in with "From the Highlands." Honor can't
be everywhere, so when the People's Republic of Haven tries to stage a
political assassination on Earth, Anton Zilwicki--husband of one of the
Star Kingdom's most revered military martyrs, and father of a young
woman who is clearly a chip off the old block--steps into the
breach...and takes the opportunity to settle some old scores along the
way. And finally, Esther McQueen and Oscar Saint-Just square off for
their final confrontation in Noveau Paris in "Nightfall."
